Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Context Former prime minister Indira Gandhi and freedom fighter Rajkumari Amrit Kaur are mentioned in TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most powerful women who defined the last century in a new project that…
The Right of an Accused to be Defended
Context Last month, the Karnataka High Court observed that it is unethical and illegal for lawyers to pass resolutions against representing accused in court. This was after local bar associations…
Women’s Day has its history in the labour movement
Context March 8, is marked worldwide as International Women’s Day (IWD). This is the 109th year of the celebration of the event. The official IWD website describes the event as…
What causes coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef?
Context Scientists have warned that the Great Barrier Reef will face a critical period of heat stress over the coming weeks, following the most widespread coral bleaching the natural world…
Why Punjab wants to push pulses cultivation
What is the total area under pulses in Punjab? While Punjab is the highest contributor of wheat and paddy to the national pool, it lags behind in cultivation of pulses.…
International Women’s Day (IWD)-March-08
Context International Women’s Day (IWD), observed every year on March 8, celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Being celebrated for over a century, the Day’s roots…
Soil Health Card Scheme
Context The Soil Health Card Scheme has completed 5 years since its launch. Soil Health Card Scheme Soil Health Card (SHC) is a Government of India’s scheme promoted by the…
SUTRA PIC India Programme
Context Recently the government has unveiled SUTRA PIC programme to research on ‘indigenous’ cows. About SUTRA PIC SUTRA PIC stands for Scientific Utilization Through Research Augmentation-Prime Products from Indigenous Cows.…
State of India’s Birds 2020 (SoIB) Assessment
Context Recently the SoIB was produced using a base of 867 species (among 1,333 birds ever recorded in India), and analysed with the help of data uploaded by birdwatchers to…
‘World’s largest’ subterranean fish
Context Systematic exploration of the Meghalayan caves has been underway for almost 30 years and hundreds of kilometres of cave passages have been explored and mapped. In a cave in…
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